MINERAL EXPLORATION CORPORATION. LTD. versus ARVIND KUMAR DIXIT AND ANOTHER
The cut-off date of 01.04.2003 for wage revision is justified by financial restructuring and Government communication, is neither arbitrary nor unconstitutional, and only employees in service on or after this date are entitled to wage revision; those who retired prior are not entitled to notional wage revision.
- Parties
- Appellant: Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd.; Respondent: Arvind Kumar Dixit and Another
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Judgment Date
- 03 December 2014
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Final Supreme Court Decision
- Outcome
- appeals allowed
- Legal Topics
- Wage Revision, Cut Off Date, Voluntary Retirement, Public Sector Undertaking, Equality Under Article 14
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Parties
Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd.
Appellant
Arvind Kumar Dixit and Another
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Final Supreme Court Decision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether fixing cut-off date 1.4.2003 for wage revision is arbitrary or violates Article 14
- 2 Whether employees retired prior to 1.4.2003 are entitled to notional wage revision
Ratio Decidendi
The cut-off date of 01.04.2003 for wage revision is justified by financial restructuring and Government communication, is neither arbitrary nor unconstitutional, and only employees in service on or after this date are entitled to wage revision; those who retired prior are not entitled to notional wage revision.
Court Disposition
appeals allowed
Orders
- Judgment of High Court and Central Administrative Tribunal set aside
- Employees who retired prior to 1.4.2003 are not entitled to notional wage revision
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